Our origin story
Our Sydney legacy started over 100 years ago, Modoras has built a legacy of accounting excellence, guiding generations of businesses through change, growth and opportunity.
From humble beginnings in early 20th-century Sydney, our story is one of resilience, vision and enduring relationships. Founded by Stanley S. Downes — who started with a single desk in a solicitor’s back room — our firm has grown through world wars, economic upheaval and generations of leadership.
We’ve guided iconic Sydney businesses, built lifelong partnerships and shaped the city’s commercial landscape for over a century. In 1984, Peter Sarai expanded our legacy, launching the wealth business that would redefine our all-encompassing client offering.
Discover how a commitment to practical advice, ethical service, and genuine connection transformed a one-man practice into a trusted name in accounting and wealth management excellence.
Ourexpertise
We are meticulous, proven professionals who take ownership of the outcome for our Business and Private clients. Pairing accountants with wealth professionals and applying our future-focus, allows us to challenge perceived limits and build prosperous, enduring financial futures for our clients.
Tax & Accounting
Make smarter business decisions. Backed by 100+ years of experience, our Sydney accountants explore every angle to unlock growth, reduce risk, and drive confident action.
Advisory
For the next phase of growth, our Sydney advisory team empowers business owners to scale through strategic acquisitions, operational excellence and succession planning to drive enduring value.
Corporate Finance
For the business owner who is looking to unlock capital, optimise structure, and drive growth with tailored solutions that maximise value and support bold business decisions.
Tax Consulting
For complex business and personal affairs, Modoras tax consultants navigate complexity, optimise structures and unlock value with tailored advice that protects assets and drives confident growth.
Audit & Assurance
Ensure your financial records uphold regulatory compliance with assured accuracy. Our assurance work verifies the accounting foundations that confirm reliability in the numbers. There is certainty in our assurance.
Japanese Business Practice
Bridging cultures and building value, our Japanese business practice delivers strategic insight, cross-border expertise, and trusted advisory for successful Australia-Japan partnerships.
Film Industry
Creative meets commercial. Coote & Co Modoras delivers sharp financial strategy for Australia’s film industry, aligning vision with funding, tax efficiency and long-term success.
Wealth Management
Grow, protect and enjoy your wealth. Our expert strategies simplify complexity, enabling Sydney clients make confident decisions for legacy, lifestyle and long-term success.
Generational Wealth
Secure your legacy. Our bespoke strategies preserve harmony, values and financial strength for business leaders and families with complex structures and sophisticated needs.
What westand for
Our values guide us every day, reminding us what we stand FOR. They reflect how we think, how we act, and how we deliver for clients and communities.
Fuel the Future
We value forward-thinking with a bold vision to shape tomorrow. Through collective wisdom and fearless innovation, we spark ideas that inspire progress and create impact.
Own the Outcome
We value accountability through empowering people to take on responsibility with pride, trust and a relentless pursuit of excellence.
Raise the Roof
We value raising the bar and smashing through ceilings fuelled by limitless thinking while celebrating the collaboration that it takes to achieve new standards.
OurLocations
UK
Office
#1 Company Street, City, State 4000
Phone
(07) 7654 3210
Postal
PO Box 300
info@company.com
Sydney
Office
Level 23, 68 Pitt Street
Sydney, NSW, 2000
Australia Square, NSW, 1215
Phone
02) 9923 2499
Postal
PO Box H237
sydney@modoras.com
Western Sydney
Office
Level 13, 32 Smith Street
Paramatta, NSW, 2150
Phone
02) 9929 0822
Postal
PO Box 300
sydney@modoras.com
Gold Coast
Office
Suite DA, level 4
Corporate Centre One
2 Corporate Ct
Bundall, QLD, 9726
PO Box 9260
Gold Coast MC, QLD, 9726
Phone
(07) 5570 6150
Postal
PO Box 9260
goldcoast@modoras.com
Brisbane
Office
Level 3, 50-56 Sanders St
Upper Mount Gravatt, QLD, 4122
Phone
(07) 3219 2555
Postal
PO Box 6530
info@modoras.com
Melbourne
Office
39 Cabot Drive
Altona North, VIC, 3025
Phone
(03) 9391 8332
Postal
PO Box 627
melbourne@modoras.com